Name: Concert at the Ballhaus
Start: 2026-06-21T17:00:00
Location: Staatstheater Kassel

Ainars Rubikis

Staatstheater Kassel

Listen up! There's plenty for the youngest listeners to experience. We sit on cushions in the orchestra rehearsal hall, getting up close to the action. Together with our musicians from different instrument groups, we tell exciting stories that everyone can participate in.

Listen up!

What exactly does a director do? At the "Mittendrin" workshop on March 6th and 7th, Olivia Müller-Elmau, director of the production SCHAMPARADIES and assistant director at the theater, will offer insights into the profession of directing. Using the production SCHAMPARADIES as a case study, you'll gain an overview of the various phases of directing at the city and state theater: developing a directorial concept, collaborating with set design, costumes, and music, and rehearsing with actors. And because practice is better than theory, the workshop will also put you in the role of a director: How can you develop an idea based on a short scene? Which theatrical techniques help in realizing your idea? And how can you guide actors to bring their vision to life on stage?

Right in the thick of it, not just a bystander

Our eighth symphony concert concludes the first concert season under General Music Director Ainārs Rubiķis, and with this concert, the State Orchestra makes its symphonic debut at the INTERIM venue. This new location is sure to leave a very special impression. This time, the focus is on the human emotional landscape. Leonard Bernstein based his Serenade for Violin and Orchestra on texts by Plato – more precisely, from his Symposium. In it, the ancient philosopher addresses one of the central themes of our existence: love. In an illustrious evening gathering, which includes a fictional Socrates, Eros and love are discussed. Bernstein's rarely performed work is one of his most personal compositions. Our concertmaster, Katalin Westermann, will perform this extraordinary serenade together with her colleagues from the State Orchestra.

8th Symphony Concert - Man III

Spending a night in a museum – super exciting! And a little spooky… Pictures come to life, old stories suddenly seem very real. Shhh – can you hear the music? What's that man in medieval clothes doing there? And that shadow… is it a witch?

A Night at the Museum - Pictures from an Exhibition

We are once again guests at the Ballhaus this year. GMD Ainārs Rubiķis is pleased to continue the tradition of previous seasons.